Which to use
“field” is a noun and “Fields” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,136
- “field” frequency rank
- #24,974
- “Fields” frequency rank
- 42110
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | field | Fields |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Champ (terre). | Nom de famille. |
Letter map: field vs Fields
Shared letters muted; letters that set field and Fields apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Grammar separator: field vs Fields
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: field is anoun and Fieldsaname. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “field” sits inside “Fields”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42110, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
field is recorded at frequency rank #17,136, classified as anoun, pronounced \fiːld\. Fields is at rank #24,974, tagged as aname.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 42110, this pair ranks #228,149 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of field vs Fields
Shared letters: defil. Private to "field": -. Private to "Fields": s.
"field" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "Fields" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "field" and "Fields" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "field" or "Fields"?
What to do next
You've compared "field" and "Fields". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "field" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Fields" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #228,149 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "field" and "Fields" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Feld vs Fields". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #228,149 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.